Overview
- Industrial action on Friday 10 July and Saturday 11 July will remove West Midlands Railway services on those days, leaving Chiltern Railways as the only operator through Birmingham Moor Street and concentrating passenger demand.
- Prolonged high temperatures forecast across Warwickshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire are increasing the chance of track and overhead-line problems, speed restrictions and last-minute service alterations.
- Chiltern Railways and Network Rail will deploy queuing systems and crowd management at Birmingham Moor Street, Solihull and Dorridge and plan extra trains to serve concert traffic to Wembley Stadium.
- Passengers are being asked to check live travel information before setting out, allow extra journey time and carry water because stations and trains are expected to be busier than usual.
- The concentrated services will create knock-on effects for travellers from Banbury, Oxfordshire and neighbouring areas, increasing the chance of delays, cancellations or altered journeys and requiring close monitoring by operators.